Aviation

  Bloomberg Airbus SE is targeting the US with its smallest A220 business jet in a bid to make up for Russian sales lost after the invasion of Ukraine. The European planemaker will put extra resources into promoting the A220 when the corporate version, or ACJ, enters service in the first half of next year, betting that the aircraft is ...

  Bloomberg Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is further limiting passenger numbers until the end of March as it continues to struggle with staff shortages. The Dutch arm of Air France-KLM said the newly announced caps will mean a reduction of as much as 22% for the winter season and the period up until March. The airport operator had already reduced the ...

  Bloomberg Spirit Airlines Inc shareholders approved the carrier’s $3.8 billion cash sale to JetBlue Airways Corp, a milestone for a deal that’s poised to eliminate the largest US carrier offering deeply discounted fares. More than half of outstanding shares were voted in favour of the combination, according to preliminary results disclosed by the companies. JetBlue and Spirit still expect ...

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said the discount carrier’s ability to gain market share from rivals in a looming economic slowdown is at risk from delays to Boeing Co. jetliner deliveries. O’Leary said he’s concerned the US planemaker may ship only 12 or 13 of the 21 Max aircraft that Ryanair is due to get ...

  Bloomberg The aviation sector’s burning of fossil fuels isn’t the only way it contributes to climate change: Contrails, the white clouds that trail behind airplanes, are known by researchers to trap heat from the Earth’s surface in the atmosphere. They are formed when water vapour from engine exhaust mixes with cold air, and their environmental impact is significant. Delta ...

  Bloomberg China’s biggest airlines are planning more international flights, a sign the government is aware of the country’s growing isolation as it persists with lockdowns and mass testing internally — hallmarks of its Covid Zero policy. China Eastern Airlines Corp., which was severely impacted by virus lockdowns in Shanghai, will operate 108 international flights a week from October 30 ...

Bloomberg The burgeoning market for sustainable jet fuel will soon reach a milestone, with a plant capable of turning out for the first time a lower-emission fuel at the same price as fossil fuel-based options. But this price parity will only come as result of a $50 million grant from Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy, alongside support from discounted loans and ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. is offering 737 Max jets once slated for Chinese customers to Air India Ltd. as the plane-maker tries to offload some of the roughly 140 aircraft it’s currently not allowed to deliver. The Indian carrier, which is overhauling its fleet under new owner Tata group, is one of a number of potential customers for Boeing, which ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE is poised to carry out its first cargo flights for an external client using a fleet of giant Beluga jets originally built to ferry wings between the planemaker’s European factories. The assignment with the model, named due to the resemblance of its domed fuselage to the white Arctic whale, will be performed before the end of this ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is getting new questions from US aviation regulators about the Max 7 aircraft, making it more likely the company will be unable to complete the certification process by late December and have to undertake a costly redesign. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a letter ordered the planemaker to study the impact of pilot performance on a ...